8.4 The CAPI menu hierarchy

The combination of menu items, menu components and menus can create a hierarchical structure as shown schematically in A schematic example of a menu hierarchy and graphically in An example of a menu hierarchy. This menu has five elements, one of which is itself a menu (with three menu items) and the remainder are menu components and menu items. Items in a menu inherit values from their parent, allowing similar elements to share relevant properties whenever possible.